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Auction archive: Lot number 30

Arnaldo Pomodoro

Estimate
US$12,000 - US$18,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 30

Arnaldo Pomodoro

Estimate
US$12,000 - US$18,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF GINNY AND HENRY MANCINI, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS FOUNDATION Arnaldo Pomodoro (Italian, born 1926) Sfera, 1996 incised 'Arnaldo Pomodoro '96 5/9' (to the base) bronze Diameter: 4 3/4 in. 12 cm. This work is number five from an edition of nine plus four artist's proofs. Fußnoten This work is registered with the Archivio Arnaldo Pomodoro Milan, under the no. AP 715. Provenance Marlborough Gallery, New York Acquired directly from the above by the present owner Literature Arnaldo Pomodoro "Sphere within a Sphere" for the U.N. Headquarters, Rome 1997, p. 98, another example illustrated in black and white Flaminio Gualdoni, Ed., Catalogo ragionato della scultura Tomo II, Milan 2007, p. 730, no. 954, another example illustrated in black and white Globally celebrated for his engagement with fundamental shapes and geometries, Arnaldo Pomodoro's Sfera series best articulates the artist's masterful handling of bronze. Born in Italy, Pomodoro first began as a goldsmith, stage designer and consultant on the restoration of public buildings. It was his move to Milan, and subsequent meetings with artists like Lucio Fontana and Enrico Baj that led him to pursue life as a sculptor. Inherent in Pomodoro's cyclical work is the idea of destruction and regeneration, deeply human elements infused into ultimately abstract works. While Pomodoro is best known for monumental public sculptures including his Sfera con Sfera (1990) prominently displayed in the courtyard of the Vatican Museums, the present Sfera (1996) is domestic in scale, allowing for a more private veneration, and thus the work entered the phenomenal art collection of Ginny and Henry Mancini. Henry Mancini was one of the most versatile talents in contemporary music. During his lifetime he was nominated for 72 Grammy Awards, winning 20, and was granted a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, Mancini was also nominated for 18 Academy Awards, winning four, as well as a Golden Globe in addition to a great variety of other awards and honors. Henry Mancini's wife Ginny and their children Christopher, Monica and Felice, continue the Mancini legacy, including actively supporting The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation. The organization is a national non-profit established in 1996 that supports K-12 music education, providing vital services and musical instruments to high-need schools with under-funded music programs. A substantial portion of the sale proceeds will benefit this ongoing important work.

Auction archive: Lot number 30
Auction:
Datum:
13 Nov 2019 - 14 Nov 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF GINNY AND HENRY MANCINI, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS FOUNDATION Arnaldo Pomodoro (Italian, born 1926) Sfera, 1996 incised 'Arnaldo Pomodoro '96 5/9' (to the base) bronze Diameter: 4 3/4 in. 12 cm. This work is number five from an edition of nine plus four artist's proofs. Fußnoten This work is registered with the Archivio Arnaldo Pomodoro Milan, under the no. AP 715. Provenance Marlborough Gallery, New York Acquired directly from the above by the present owner Literature Arnaldo Pomodoro "Sphere within a Sphere" for the U.N. Headquarters, Rome 1997, p. 98, another example illustrated in black and white Flaminio Gualdoni, Ed., Catalogo ragionato della scultura Tomo II, Milan 2007, p. 730, no. 954, another example illustrated in black and white Globally celebrated for his engagement with fundamental shapes and geometries, Arnaldo Pomodoro's Sfera series best articulates the artist's masterful handling of bronze. Born in Italy, Pomodoro first began as a goldsmith, stage designer and consultant on the restoration of public buildings. It was his move to Milan, and subsequent meetings with artists like Lucio Fontana and Enrico Baj that led him to pursue life as a sculptor. Inherent in Pomodoro's cyclical work is the idea of destruction and regeneration, deeply human elements infused into ultimately abstract works. While Pomodoro is best known for monumental public sculptures including his Sfera con Sfera (1990) prominently displayed in the courtyard of the Vatican Museums, the present Sfera (1996) is domestic in scale, allowing for a more private veneration, and thus the work entered the phenomenal art collection of Ginny and Henry Mancini. Henry Mancini was one of the most versatile talents in contemporary music. During his lifetime he was nominated for 72 Grammy Awards, winning 20, and was granted a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, Mancini was also nominated for 18 Academy Awards, winning four, as well as a Golden Globe in addition to a great variety of other awards and honors. Henry Mancini's wife Ginny and their children Christopher, Monica and Felice, continue the Mancini legacy, including actively supporting The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation. The organization is a national non-profit established in 1996 that supports K-12 music education, providing vital services and musical instruments to high-need schools with under-funded music programs. A substantial portion of the sale proceeds will benefit this ongoing important work.

Auction archive: Lot number 30
Auction:
Datum:
13 Nov 2019 - 14 Nov 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
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